Question and pic...

[NewRider]

Hey guys, I'm nearing road-readiness for my bike (completion is still a long way off, but I really want to get 'er out there) and am having a little electrical problem. I switched out my blinkers and taillight for new ones that I liked the looks of better. I hooked everything up the same as it was, except that my original blinkers didn't have a ground wire so I had to add one off of the taillight ground. Here's the problem...when I apply the brake I blow a fuse. The fuse is a 14 amp and I double checked the connections and those all look good. Can I step up to a 20amp or higher or will that not help? Any info would be appreciated. Oh yeah, here's the pic of how it looked last week. I just got the fender mounted today, and put a new rear tire on two days ago. Thanks!

[Tech78]

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[dylansdad022102]

i agree with ridzak8, one of the wires on your original set was a ground. you are putting a postive to ground it sounds. what color wire are on you new set?

[NewRider]

Thanks guys...got it all figured out.  Apparently the main power to the taillight was on the black wire instead of the red wire (I think it was a taillight manufacturing defect).  After switching the red and black it worked without any more trouble.  Thanks guys!

[dylansdad022102]

glad to help

[78cb750-2]

Tail light question... The first photo is the rear of my old tail light off a 1978 Honda CB 750. There are 3 wires going from the bike to this light indicated by the 3 red circles. The second photo is the new light I purchased which has a housing that it gets bolted onto (not pictured here). This light has only 2 wires coming from it. My questions is what wires do I connect to which? I though that the center connector on the old light was a ground but it blows the fuse when I ground it. Does anyone have any help to offer, speak simple because I'm borderline retarded when it comes to this stuff. Thanks in advance.